in 2017 we piloted partnership work with AAA, a charity based in the Arc in Hermit Road Park, Canning Town – by running a 3 bike fixing stalls at their Saturday morning children’s cycling club and leading a gentle ride along the Greenway.
The club runs from 10.30 am to 2.00pm each Saturday
This was considered sufficient of a success to repeat the activity this year, provided there is sufficient support for it. Other suggestions for this year are:
- to run the bike stall a week before a ride in order to do as much bike checking as possible as early as possible;
- have a ride during the period of initial activity on the Greenway, following its official 24 hour opening on 8 January;
- to fit as best possible with the Woodgrange stall and rides calendars which will shortly be published.
Three bike fixing sessions and three rides in the first half of 2018 are contemplated, for which 5 pairs of dates look feasible:
10 & 17 Feb; 17 and 24 Feb; 17 & 24 March;28 April & 5 May; 26 May & 2 June.
I have set up two Doodle polls (one for the stalls and one for the rides) and will take the best three sessions. If you would like to help please sign up. It is not necessary to be available for both date in a pair. The only requirement is that there be a sufficient number signed up to run the events – probably 3 for each.
The Doodle poll for the stalls is:
https://doodle.com/poll/
That for the rides is:
Thanks for your help, if you would like to know more please get in touch with me.
Arnold